Answer

Wa `alaykum As-Salamu wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh.

In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.

 All praise and thanks are due to Allah, and peace and blessings be upon His Messenger.

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In this fatwa:

1- It is not permissible for a man who is in a state of ihram to wear socks but it is permissible for a woman.

2- If a man in a state of ihram needs to wear them, he has to offer the ransom.

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In this regard, the late Sheikh Ibn Uthaymeen, a prominent Saudi Muslim scholar (may Allah shower mercy on his soul), states:

It is not permissible for men to wear socks in a state of ihram. However, there is nothing wrong if a woman wears socks.

If a man in a state of ihram needs to wear socks because of sickness, it is permissible for him, but he has to offer the ransom, which is either to sacrifice a sheep or to feed six poor persons or to fast for three days. He may do whichever of these three he wants.

Allah Almighty knows best.

Editor’s note: This fatwa is from Ask the Scholar’s archive and was originally published at an earlier date.